Chuck Versus The Lost Alum

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Learn which former Lost lead is coming to the Buy More.

By Eric Goldman

Dominic Monaghan, the Lord of the Rings hobbit turned Lost heroin junkie, will be guest starring on an upcoming episode of NBC's Chuck. EW.com's Michael Ausiello reported the news, and reveals that Monaghan will be playing a familiar role to Lost fans – a British rock star.

However, in an interview with Ausiello, Monaghan says that beyond that surface comparison, his new character, Tyler Martin, is quite different from Lost's Charlie, noting, "Obviously there are similarities [to Charlie]. But this is a comedic role. Charlie was not incredibly comedic on purpose. I think Charlie had funny moments, but Charlie was quite tortured and into meth. The guy that I play on Chuck is just an out-and-out lunatic. If you were to look up "definitive rock star" in the dictionary, there would be a picture of him. But there was definitely a little trepidation. I never want to play the same thing twice."

Monaghan said his role on Chuck came about from a desire to work with co-creator/executive producer Josh Schwartz. He adds that, "Charlie could never be [Tyler]. Charlie would not be a fan of Tyler. Charlie got into rock and roll for the music and to try and help himself in a therapeutic way. And I think Tyler got into rock and roll because he realizes that that's the easiest way to get free flights around the world. He's like Charlie in a hallucinogenic dream. He's like what Charlie would be in his most brilliant moment, but Tyler is like that all the time. So I thought it might be something that would tickle people to see."

Dominic Monaghan

Charlie reappeared at the beginning of Lost: Season 4 as a vision of Hurley's, but hasn't been seen since. Asked when he might return to that series, Monaghan tells Ausiello, "That's more of a question for [Lost co-creator] Damon Lindelof. I don't really have a huge amount of control over that. I had a great time on the show, and I think Charlie is a character that is definitely missed. I know a lot of people on the show -- myself included -- get asked a lot of questions about when he's coming back. The general public seems to think he's on his way back at some point. But that's something for Damon to answer. All I can really say is if it was the right thing, of course I'd go back."

Ausiello reveals that Tyler gets wrapped up in Chuck's world after he makes an in-store appearance at the Buy More and ends up "entangled in one of Chuck's spy games." The episode featuring the actor will air on February 2nd, and it will be partly in 3-D.